ratify
They are pushing for quick ratification of a treaty with Washington.
The committee approved ratification by 403 votes to 46.
The trade agreement still awaits ratification by Congress.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accepting & agreeing
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agree with something
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ratification | Business English

ratification
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/us
LAW, POLITICS
the act of voting on a decision or signing a written agreement to make it official:
The European Parliament's most vital responsibility is ratification of the EU budget.
The union has scheduled a ratification vote for noon Wednesday.

Examples of ratification

ratification
Research articles and research theses constitute two key genres used by scientific communities for the dissemination and ratification of knowledge.
The adoption of a convention and its ratification by a state only goes part of the way in countering corruption.
Because of this ratification constraint, veto players influence international trade agreements.
But the ratification of these treaties has not led to immediate enforcement powers in national law.
It brokered back room deals to craft winning tickets and assure legislative ratification of its favourites.
Through the process of ratification these instruments prompt national action and the passage of national laws.
Even among these, however, in none was the resulting plan for government submitted to the people for ratification.16 15.
These ratifications simultaneously place the new word into common ground.
Moreover, any ratification process would have to involve many non-regional states.
Because the ratification process itself had been sound, there was no recourse but to attempt reform through the newly legitimated system.
Most changes in trade policy must endure the same institutional hurdles and ratification processes that all other policies face.
This often takes place beyond the stages of formal drafting, ratification, and amendment; that is, in ways not evident by formal enactments and changes.
It requires nine ratifications to come into force.
They cannot capture the lobbying and intimate political processes involved in treaty formation and ratification.
We assume a non-unitary state by adding a ratification game.
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